Will of Stephen Everard

of Faversham, Kent

Source: PCC ref 11/694 1738
Transcribed by David Olby
In the Name of God Amen I Stephen Everard of the town of ffaversham in the
County of Kent Physician ... do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament... (religious preamble)... my body to be decently buryed at the
discretion of my Executrix...
Item I release and discharge All such
Housekeepers owing me money for Medicines who by reason of their poverty are
exempted from paying to Church and Poor.

Item I give... unto my loving Wife
Mary Everard All my lands tenements and hereditaments... in the several
parishes of ffaversham Davington Nuneham Braborn Bonnington Chillam Molash
and Shelridge during the term of her natural life she keeping them in
Tenantlike manner... paying the yearly rent charge of fforty pounds... unto
my Brother William Everard of Dover during the term of his natural life...

One moiety or half part of two houses in Dover in Beging Street... I give
unto my brother William Everard...
Item I give unto John Sturges Wheeler late
of Boughton my messuage ... in Boughton to him and his heirs for ever I also
give unto the said John Sturges the sum of three hundred pounds...Which sums
I give unto the said John Sturges the better to enable him to sett up his trade
Item I give unto George Gillett Cooper son of Daniel Gillett of
ffaversham my two houses... in the parish of Oar with the lands thereto
belonging to him...I likewise give unto George Gillitt the sum of fifty
pounds

Item I fforgive and release whatsoever Book Debts shall be owing to
me at the time of my Decease from John Springate of ffaversham thread twister
Item I give unto my two neices Thomasine and Mary Petman Daughters of my
Brother John Petman the sum of ten pounds each...
Item I give unto my old
servant Thomas Blaxland Senior of ffaversham the sum of twenty pounds...

Item after the decease of my Loving wife I charge my lands in Davington with the
yearly rent charge of Ten pounds payable to such Dissenting Ministers and
his successors as shall have settled in ffaversham to preach the Word of God
there But whenever it shall happen that they are without a Settled Minister
by the space of Six months at one time or that the said Minister is not an
inhabitant of the said town ... my allowance ... shall cease...

Item Whereas I have given unto my loving wife Mary (the property previously detailed -
DSO) ...after my wifes decease I give all and every part to my Neice
Thomasine Petman daughter of John Petman during the term of her natural
life and to the issue of her body...and for want of such issue Then to her
sister Mary Petman another daughter of of my Brother John Petman ... and
for want of such issue then I give the same unto John Sturges and George
Gillett...

Item All the rest and residue of my personal Estate.. I give unto
my Loving Wife Mary Everard whom I make Sole Executrix...I the said Stephen
Everard have sett my hand and seal dated the twenty second day of October
...1736... in the presence of us...John Solly // Thomas Solly Jno Mead.

Probate PCC 27th February 1738 "...by the oath of Mary Everard the Relict
and sole Executrix.."